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/ˈmɛnhɪə/ · noun
(archaeology) A single tall standing stone as a monument, especially one dating to prehistoric times..
Near-synonym: orthostat
[N]o time has passed since we lived in caves, grappled with fish at the reedy shore, buried our dead with a song, with red-ochre and pulled up our dolmens, temples and menhirs and standing stones to the glory of some indeterminate god or gods, […]
On the coast tree ferns and pandanus palms. Inland termite menhirs seventeen feet high.
Use menhir when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Menhir means (archaeology) A single tall standing stone as a monument, especially one dating to prehistoric times..
Common synonyms include standing stone, orthostat.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonym: orthostat
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